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Chapter 13: Manipulator of the Pillars
The Elder pulled all of its foul and stinking body out from the earth it was truly a giant squid. He had a single, giant eye in the middle of his head, and had uncountable tentacles. Defeating this foe would be a completely different playing field. The tentacles were thick, they knew right away that they couldn't risk staying in one place to hack at one while three more would ensnare them, and break them in half.
"We have to hit him from far away, or we will surely be killed," Kain said, not letting his eyes leave the abomination in front of him.
"We must hit him from all possible angles," Vorador said. Kain stayed in front for a continuous blast of lightning, while Jalion ran right, Vorador ran left, and Raziel took to the sky, avoiding the tentacles to reach the back. As Vorador and Jalion ran, they discovered a flaw, among the tentacles, some intertwined, and an eye was placed in the space. He could see any attack coming, the eyes would have to be taken out. The others were alerted of this just as Raziel landed behind the Elder.
He noticed that there weren't many, about five or six for each of them. They dodged, and struck most of the eyes with their blades, they couldn't afford to waist energy.
Once the last one they could see was taken care of, they leapt back to their previous positions.
"Do you think that makes a difference?" The Elder asked, his voice wretched with pain. "I am the controller of the Pillars of Nosgoth!!!"
"You are a vile manipulator!!!" Kain yelled, he fired a huge lightning bolt that hit the Elder straight in the eye, he gave up the voice he used normally, and it was replaced by the shriek of a beast. It flailed its tentacles everywhere, blindly. However, it soon regained control, and lowered its head, a strange light shone from his body, and all his wounds instantly healed.
"You are fools to challenge me," the Elder said. While he was laughing, Raziel looked down to his base, to find something he had previously missed. There were nine tentacles in the ground, he followed the direction they went on, and in the distance he saw a sight that filled him with rage.
During Raziel's selfish retreat, the Pillars crumbled, not as it was when Kain ruled, but they were decrepit, and pitiful looking, the worse sight was that around the nine Pillars, there were tentacles, leading up into the clouds where they extended 'infinitely'. "The Pillars!?" Raziel yelled. He turned to the tentacles.
In an act of rage, the other three warriors blasted the Elder continuously. After they stopped, the Elder healed himself again, but now that Raziel was paying attention, he saw that those nine tentacles glowed brighter than all others.
"Come this way!!!" Raziel yelled. They reached him, and Raziel explained. The Elder didn't move, he didn't have to, he could see that Raziel had found his only weakness.
"Its too late, why not try to sever my connections anyway?" He said, they knew he could reach them, there was only one way to take care of him. The other three jumped in front of him and started another barrage. Raziel flew higher than ever, he would need all the momentum he could get to slice all the tentacles. He straightened his body, and tucked in his wings, and began falling, after a short time, his speed was too great for his cowl to stay on, it flew off and began its own slow descent. Raziel hated removing it, and revealing the horrid features of his upper torso and neck. He would have to retrieve it later. His speed increased, he was getting closer to the ground, once the right time came, he pulled up, feet above the ground, but feet away from the tentacles. He cut through the middle of each of them with ease, and the force of his flight blew the rest away. He exploded from the last tentacle and the last of them tore, he hit the ground, hard, rolled, and lay there, as the Elder, the manipulator of the Pillars of Nosgoth, and himself for a time was destroyed. Raziel regained consciousness in the Spectral Realm, he took in none of the wandering souls around him, there was only one soul he desired.
"You are finished," Raziel said.
"You dare betray me!? I created you!!" The Elder exploded. "I warn you Raziel, you are in my debt, do not cast it aside." Raziel exploded with laughter.
"You fool, my allies and I have just paid you back for this. Do you think I wanted this existence? I will devour your soul to make the final payback. I owe you nothing."
"You will die, I can help you, please, spare me!!" The Elder resorted to begging with his final breath.
"Coward," was all Raziel said. He fired a projectile and finished the Elder. It was done.
As the shell disappeared, the soul emerged, it was gigantic. Raziel opened his arms wide, and brought the soul to him, as it struck the part of the neck where he took his victims in, the energy was enormous.
"AAAHHH!!!" Raziel roared, he fell to his knees when it stopped, and stared at his hands, he had not changed, yet he had completely transformed. He found no limit to his energy. He could go into the Spectral plane and back at will, and could travel through the ground, he was undoubtedly more powerful than he could have imagined in all his lifetimes combined. It was amazing. He waved his hand, and returned to the Material plane.
Kain, Jalion, and Vorador jumped back at the sight of him. None of them had ever seen him without his cowl. It drifted back to the earth, and landed feet away from Raziel walked to it, and rapped it around his lower jaw and upper torso.
"That was one of the most incredible victories in all of history, we have just freed the Pillars of Nosgoth," Jalion said.
"It doesn't matter until we learn what connection they have with the Soul Reaver and I," said Raziel.
"What?" Jalion asked.
"Nothing, listen, we must go with no other soldiers to leave for the area where the leader is, and find Janos Audron," Raziel said. "There and then can we decide what fate will do with us next."
"I can no longer look into my memories of the future," Kain spoke up, "something is clouding my mind, we are alone for this journey."
"Very well, we celebrate tonight, then leave tomorrow," Raziel said.
* * *
The leader of the Demons watched as the 'heroes' left the battleground.
"So, you are coming, heh, I will be waiting, little Raziel," He said, his malevolent laughter rang through out his halls.
Author's Note: I am so sorry about these waits, my life is too busy, but it'll get better eventually. Please Review, and tell me what you think. Until the next chapter, which hopefully isn't too long.
Chapter 13: Manipulator of the Pillars
The Elder pulled all of its foul and stinking body out from the earth it was truly a giant squid. He had a single, giant eye in the middle of his head, and had uncountable tentacles. Defeating this foe would be a completely different playing field. The tentacles were thick, they knew right away that they couldn't risk staying in one place to hack at one while three more would ensnare them, and break them in half.
"We have to hit him from far away, or we will surely be killed," Kain said, not letting his eyes leave the abomination in front of him.
"We must hit him from all possible angles," Vorador said. Kain stayed in front for a continuous blast of lightning, while Jalion ran right, Vorador ran left, and Raziel took to the sky, avoiding the tentacles to reach the back. As Vorador and Jalion ran, they discovered a flaw, among the tentacles, some intertwined, and an eye was placed in the space. He could see any attack coming, the eyes would have to be taken out. The others were alerted of this just as Raziel landed behind the Elder.
He noticed that there weren't many, about five or six for each of them. They dodged, and struck most of the eyes with their blades, they couldn't afford to waist energy.
Once the last one they could see was taken care of, they leapt back to their previous positions.
"Do you think that makes a difference?" The Elder asked, his voice wretched with pain. "I am the controller of the Pillars of Nosgoth!!!"
"You are a vile manipulator!!!" Kain yelled, he fired a huge lightning bolt that hit the Elder straight in the eye, he gave up the voice he used normally, and it was replaced by the shriek of a beast. It flailed its tentacles everywhere, blindly. However, it soon regained control, and lowered its head, a strange light shone from his body, and all his wounds instantly healed.
"You are fools to challenge me," the Elder said. While he was laughing, Raziel looked down to his base, to find something he had previously missed. There were nine tentacles in the ground, he followed the direction they went on, and in the distance he saw a sight that filled him with rage.
During Raziel's selfish retreat, the Pillars crumbled, not as it was when Kain ruled, but they were decrepit, and pitiful looking, the worse sight was that around the nine Pillars, there were tentacles, leading up into the clouds where they extended 'infinitely'. "The Pillars!?" Raziel yelled. He turned to the tentacles.
In an act of rage, the other three warriors blasted the Elder continuously. After they stopped, the Elder healed himself again, but now that Raziel was paying attention, he saw that those nine tentacles glowed brighter than all others.
"Come this way!!!" Raziel yelled. They reached him, and Raziel explained. The Elder didn't move, he didn't have to, he could see that Raziel had found his only weakness.
"Its too late, why not try to sever my connections anyway?" He said, they knew he could reach them, there was only one way to take care of him. The other three jumped in front of him and started another barrage. Raziel flew higher than ever, he would need all the momentum he could get to slice all the tentacles. He straightened his body, and tucked in his wings, and began falling, after a short time, his speed was too great for his cowl to stay on, it flew off and began its own slow descent. Raziel hated removing it, and revealing the horrid features of his upper torso and neck. He would have to retrieve it later. His speed increased, he was getting closer to the ground, once the right time came, he pulled up, feet above the ground, but feet away from the tentacles. He cut through the middle of each of them with ease, and the force of his flight blew the rest away. He exploded from the last tentacle and the last of them tore, he hit the ground, hard, rolled, and lay there, as the Elder, the manipulator of the Pillars of Nosgoth, and himself for a time was destroyed. Raziel regained consciousness in the Spectral Realm, he took in none of the wandering souls around him, there was only one soul he desired.
"You are finished," Raziel said.
"You dare betray me!? I created you!!" The Elder exploded. "I warn you Raziel, you are in my debt, do not cast it aside." Raziel exploded with laughter.
"You fool, my allies and I have just paid you back for this. Do you think I wanted this existence? I will devour your soul to make the final payback. I owe you nothing."
"You will die, I can help you, please, spare me!!" The Elder resorted to begging with his final breath.
"Coward," was all Raziel said. He fired a projectile and finished the Elder. It was done.
As the shell disappeared, the soul emerged, it was gigantic. Raziel opened his arms wide, and brought the soul to him, as it struck the part of the neck where he took his victims in, the energy was enormous.
"AAAHHH!!!" Raziel roared, he fell to his knees when it stopped, and stared at his hands, he had not changed, yet he had completely transformed. He found no limit to his energy. He could go into the Spectral plane and back at will, and could travel through the ground, he was undoubtedly more powerful than he could have imagined in all his lifetimes combined. It was amazing. He waved his hand, and returned to the Material plane.
Kain, Jalion, and Vorador jumped back at the sight of him. None of them had ever seen him without his cowl. It drifted back to the earth, and landed feet away from Raziel walked to it, and rapped it around his lower jaw and upper torso.
"That was one of the most incredible victories in all of history, we have just freed the Pillars of Nosgoth," Jalion said.
"It doesn't matter until we learn what connection they have with the Soul Reaver and I," said Raziel.
"What?" Jalion asked.
"Nothing, listen, we must go with no other soldiers to leave for the area where the leader is, and find Janos Audron," Raziel said. "There and then can we decide what fate will do with us next."
"I can no longer look into my memories of the future," Kain spoke up, "something is clouding my mind, we are alone for this journey."
"Very well, we celebrate tonight, then leave tomorrow," Raziel said.
* * *
The leader of the Demons watched as the 'heroes' left the battleground.
"So, you are coming, heh, I will be waiting, little Raziel," He said, his malevolent laughter rang through out his halls.
Author's Note: I am so sorry about these waits, my life is too busy, but it'll get better eventually. Please Review, and tell me what you think. Until the next chapter, which hopefully isn't too long.